{"id":9764,"date":"2026-10-08T06:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9764"},"modified":"2026-10-20T21:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T02:09:42","slug":"9764","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/10\/08\/9764\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/middle-east\/us-military-told-to-prepare-for-resumption-of-large-scale-operations-against-iran-axios-3005233\">\u201cUS military told to prepare for resumption of large-scale operations against Iran \u2013 Axios,\u201d<\/a> Arab News, 10-8-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/10\/08\/iran-drones-us-military-weakness-01110970\">\u201cHow Iran\u2019s drones hit America\u2019s Achilles heel,\u201d<\/a> Politico, 10-8-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/anglia\/2026-10-08\/two-men-arrested-on-suspicion-of-trespassing-at-raf-base?utm_source=www.fortitudeintelligence.io&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=osintsum-9-october-2026&amp;_bhlid=02c75f43f72e8d8312bc7478f2106ab92d287caf\">\u201cTwo Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespassing at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire,\u201d<\/a> itv news, 10-8-26.\u00a0\u00a0Story at U.S. intelligence site worth following, and consistent with other actions by Iran&#8217;s hired thugs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/iran-crisis-repression\/\">\u201cA REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: \u00a0Iran\u2019s wartime hunt for protesters at home and abroad ushers in a new era of repression,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-8-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritime-executive.com\/article\/iran-has-few-options-to-circumvent-the-u-s-blockade-on-its-oil-tankers\">\u201cIran Has Few Options to Circumvent the U.S. Blockade on its Oil Tankers,\u201d<\/a> Maritime Executive, 10-8-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/iran-nuclear-chief-says-country-wont-abandon-enrichment-or-hand-over-its-uranium\/\">\u201cIran nuclear chief says country won\u2019t abandon enrichment or hand over its uranium,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 10-8-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-russia-target-exile-enemies\/33871917.html\">\u201cNo Safe Haven: How Iran And Russia Target Exile Enemies,\u201d<\/a> RFE\/RL, 10-8-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201c[D]espite being thousands of kilometers from Iran, he is not beyond the reach of the country\u2019s security services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610085342\">\u201cUS sanctions 17 ships in push to shut down Iran\u2019s shadow fleet,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 10-8-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cUS military told to prepare for resumption of large-scale operations against Iran \u2013 Axios,\u201d Arab News, 10-8-26. \u201cHow Iran\u2019s drones hit America\u2019s Achilles heel,\u201d Politico, 10-8-26. \u201cTwo Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespassing at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire,\u201d itv news, 10-8-26.\u00a0\u00a0Story at U.S. intelligence site worth following, and consistent with other actions by Iran&#8217;s &hellip; 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